We've had many requests for an episode about weight maintenance and we're happy to report that we've finally delivered the goods!
Maintenance is a topic that I (Shauna) have wanted to cover for a long time. I've written a lot on my blog about my efforts to understand how and why my own maintenance efforts went off the rails. A big help in moving forward again has been studying successful maintainers and trying to figure out what the heck makes them so successful. One woman in particular has been wonderfully inspiring and insightful and both Carla and I are so excited that she's our guest today.
Lynn Haraldson is a freelance writer living in Pittsburgh, originally from Minnesota. Lynn lost 168 pounds using Weight Watchers Online and has successfully maintained for 4 years. She has blogged about her journey on her blog Lynn’s Weigh and also co-authors a maintenance blog called Refuse to Regain with Barbara Berkeley, M.D., an internist specializing in obesity. Lynn has had numerous television appearances including the Today Show, Entertainment Tonight and Oprah!
We chatted to Lynn about:
- The ups and downs of her maintenance
- How she knew "this time was different"
- Why maintenance is about vigilance
- Weight loss and identity
- The joys and pressures of blogging about your weight
- What it was like being on OPRAH!
A wee warning - I had the computer volume a wee bit too loud when I recorded so my voice is a little distorted in places. Sorry about that!
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26 Lynn and the Art of Weight Maintenance
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Three cheers for today's Blogger News stars:
- Erica from Much More Muchier
- Amy @polkadotrock
- Heather from Not A DIY Life
- Kathryn from Australia
- Lynn Chen from The Actors Diet
- Anonymous from Canberra
- Kelli from Perth, Western Australia
- Elizabeth from It’s Always Awesome on Easley Street
- Zoie via Facebook
- Lauren the Lurker
- Aaskie from Surf Run Dance
- Angela from That’s Fair Enough
Other links mentioned in the episode:
- Lynn's Weigh - Lynn's personal blog
- Refuse to Regain - a fantastic resource for maintainers
- Fit To The Finish - Diane's blog - 13 years in maintenance
Today's outro tune is The Long And Winding Road by The Beatles coz that's the best thing I could think of to illustrate the topic of maintenance, which is indeed a long and winding road.
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